Three persons were killed, and two others injured as flood ravaged some part of Zinaria community of Jos North local government area, Plateau State. The flood also pulled down nine houses, rendering the occupants homeless. Sani Bello, a relative of…
Police arraign 38 Shi’ites for criminal conspiracy, rioting (Punch)
The police, on Thursday, arraigned 38 out of the 40 members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria arrested on Tuesday for invading the National Assembly where they shot two police officers and torched three vehicles. They were arraigned before three…
EX-NIHSA DG jailed for using state fund for sallah (Punch)
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission has secured the conviction of a former Director-General of the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Mr John Ayoade Shamonda, after being found guilty of using part of the money meant for the…
Buhari’s borrowing turning Nigeria into a beggar nation –Atiku (Punch)
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the February 23, 2019 election, Atiku Abukakar, on Wednesday said the increase in Nigeria’s debt profile was becoming alarming under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration. He said the situation was more…
PDP chair claims Atiku defeated Buhari in Katsina, presents contradictory results (Punch)
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Katsina State, Sailisu Maijigiri, told the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja, on Tuesday, that his party defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23, 2019 presidential election in the state. The…
Nigeria’s population hits 190 million —Population Commission (Punch)
The National Population Commission has estimated that the population of the country has hit 190 million. The Director-General of the commission, Dr Ghaji Ismail, who spoke at a press conference tagged ‘25 Years of ICPD: Accelerating the Promise,’ on Tuesday,…
Atiku’s witness can’t remember date of presidential election (Punch)
The 13th petitioners’ witness, Audu Sani, told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Tuesday that he could not remember the date of the last presidential election. Sani, who was the Peoples Democratic Party’s collation agent in Lapai Local Government Area…
Nigeria seeks fair trade as Buhari signs AFCFTA (Punch)
Nigeria became the 53rd country to join the African Continental Free Trade Area on Sunday after President Muhammadu Buhari signed the AfCFTA Agreement in Niamey, Niger Republic. The Republic of Benin also joined the group, bringing to 54, the total…
Angry mob destroy police post, smash vehicles in Abuja (Punch)
There was confusion in the Zuba area of the Federal Capital Territory on Thursday after an angry mob set a police post and four patrol vehicles ablaze over alleged police brutality. The mob, consisting mainly of motorcyclists and hoodlums numbering…
We were raped, beaten by policemen — Ladies convicted for prostitution (Punch)
Seven ladies who were arrested in Abuja and convicted by a mobile court for prostitution have alleged that policemen attached to the Utako and Gwarimpa police stations in Abuja raped and physically assaulted them in custody. They also claimed that…
